Pearson VUE-delivered Law School Admission Test now recognised by over 60 colleges across India

Testing to take place at 15 centres nationwide on 19 May 2013

New Delhi, 20 February 2013 — More than 60 law colleges across India now recognise the Law School Admission Test—India (the LSAT—India™) scores as one of the admissions criteria for their institutes.

On 19 May 2013, Pearson VUE – a division of Pearson – will deliver the LSAT—India from 15 highly secure test centres across the country. In addition to coveted law establishments such as RGSOIPL—The IIT Kharagpur Law School, The Jindal Global Law School, UPES Dehradun, ITM Gurgaon and KLE Bangalore, new and upcoming schools such as The Amity Law School, Gurgaon will accept LSAT—India scores for admissions to their 2013 cohorts.

The test, which is created by the global non-profit Law School Admission Council (LSAC), assesses critical-thinking skills, logical reasoning, problem-solving skills and traits that are needed for a successful career in law.

Dan Bernstine, President, LSAC, said: “The growing acceptance of LSAT—India reaffirms the fact that law schools across the country understand the benefits of reasoning-based tests for candidate selection.”

Fiona Collins, Managing Director, Pearson VUE India, added: “With more than 60 colleges associated with LSAT—India: All You Need is Reason™, students benefit from a truly accessible platform to pursue careers in law. With a successful history, LSAT—India continues to be an important, relevant way for colleges to determine the most suitable law course applicants.”

About LSAC
The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) is a nonprofit corporation whose members are over 200 law schools in the United States, Canada and Australia. It was founded in 1947 to coordinate, facilitate and enhance the law school admission process. LSAC has been helping law schools in various countries evaluate the critical-thinking skills of their applicants for more than 60 years and is best known for administering the Law School Admission Test® (LSAT). LSAC administers an average of 145,000 LSATs each year at over 600 test centres. LSAC provides a growing number of important services and programs to simplify the admission process for law schools and their applicants.

The following colleges will accept LSAT—India scores for admissions to their 2013 cohorts: